Hummingbird

Artist: Micke Johansson
Size: H: 31 cm W: 20 cm D: 18 cm
Technique: Double-ariel
Edition: Unique

Hummingbird is an exclusive art glass created by Micke Johansson - Sweden's foremost glassblowing master and a virtuoso in the Ariel and Graal techniques. The piece is blown with the Ariel technique, where the movement of the air is captured in the interior of the glass and creates a vivid play of light, shadows and structure. The accompanying LED-lit plinth enhances the work's glow and gives it an almost ethereal presence in the room.
Micke Johansson is both a designer and a glassblower - an unusual combination in the Swedish glass tradition - which gives him complete control over both idea and execution. He began his career at Orrefors glassworks and was soon recognized as a natural phenomenon in the craft. Micke has refined the Ariel technique to the point where he is the only person in the world to master it in double Ariel form - a method where multiple layers of air and glass interact to create a poetic depth.
The name Hummingbird evokes lightness, precision and movement. Micke Johansson sees glass as a living material, where every pocket of air is a breath, every color change a feeling. The work is a tribute to the origins of the Ariel technique - where "Ariel" means the spirit of the air, inspired by Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Just as the hummingbird hovers with intense presence and grace, this piece visually floats in space - light, yet charged with energy and presence.